Geneva bans burkini and topless bathing in city's swimming pools

Geneva authorities on Tuesday voted in favour of a new rule defining the attire people may use to swim in the city's pools after a long-running argument.

Under the new definition, swimmers must wear a one-piece or two-piece swimsuit which comes down no lower than knee level, keeps arms bare and is not a "swim skirt or dress", reported La Tribune de Genève.

The definition effectively bans swimmers from wearing a burkini or bathing topless, which had both been allowed under a previous rule that only came into effect in September.